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Dublin Core Metadata Created by Kuwaiti Students: Exploration of Quality in Context

Description: Conference paper reporting results of the examination of metadata records for Arabic-language eBooks to support ongoing metadata education in the Arabian Gulf region. The results are presented in-context, after introducing the metadata teaching practices at this undergraduate program, and the major Dublin Core skill-building assignment. This is a manuscript version of a published work. Citation information is available for the published version of the work.
Date: March 10, 2023
Creator: Aljalahmah, Saleh & Zavalina, Oksana
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Exploration of Accuracy, Completeness and Consistency in Metadata for Physical Objects in Museum Collections

Description: Conference paper for an exploratory study that examined student-created metadata for physical non-text resources. The authors applied in-depth qualitative and quantitative content analysis to the Dublin Core (DCTERMS) metadata created by the graduate students in two sections of an introductory digital library metadata course. Finding of comparative analysis for the asynchronous course section and the section with synchronous class meetings are also presented. Implications are discussed, along w… more
Date: March 10, 2023
Creator: Zavalin, Vyacheslav & Zavalina, Oksana
Partner: UNT College of Information
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The impact of high-immersion virtual reality on foreign language anxiety

Description: Authors of the article assert that public speaking, especially in a foreign language, is associated with increased anxiety. The authors found that VR technology had a positive effect on practicing public speaking in a foreign language, the research findings have practical implications for professionals and curriculum designers in various domains where public speaking skills are essential.
Date: October 4, 2023
Creator: Kaplan-Rakowski, Regina & Gruber, Alice
Partner: UNT College of Information
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DEVO: an ontology to assist with dermoscopic feature standardization

Description: Article describes how the utilization of dermoscopic analysis is becoming increasingly critical for diagnosing skin diseases by physicians and even artificial intelligence. The authors aimed to develop a domain-specific ontology to formally represent knowledge for certain dermoscopic features.
Date: August 18, 2023
Creator: Zhang, Xinyuan; Lin, Rebecca Z.; Amith, Muhammad "Tuan"; Wang, Cynthia; Light, Jeremy; Strickley, John et al.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Phrasal Proper Names in German and Norwegian

Description: Article discusses the morpho-syntax of phrasal proper names like Deutsche Bahn 'German Railway' and Norske Skog 'Norwegian Forest' in German and Norwegian. The authors document that phrasal proper names may show features of recursivity evidenced most clearly in Norwegian.
Date: September 9, 2023
Creator: Julien, Marit & Roehrs, Dorian
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Development and Utilization of Bridge Data of the United States for Predicting Deck Condition Rating Using Random Forest, XGBoost, and Artificial Neural Network

Description: Article describes how accurately predicting the condition rating of a bridge deck is crucial for effective maintenance and repair planning. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of these algorithms for deck condition rating prediction at the national level.
Date: January 16, 2024
Creator: Fard, Fariba & Fard, Fereshteh Sadeghi Naieni
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Spatial Analysis and visual Communication of Emergency Information through Augmented Reality

Description: Article describes how during emergencies like fire and smoke or active shooter events, there is a need to address the vulnerability and assess plans for evacuation. This paper presents the development and evaluation of the mobile augmented reality application designed specifically for acquiring spatial analysis, situational awareness, and visual communication.
Date: November 2023
Creator: Sharma, Sharad & Pesaladinne, Rishitha R.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Scaling Students' Self-Efficacy on Machine Translation Post-Editing: Psychometric Properties of the Scale and Their Associations

Description: Article describes how Machine Translation Post-Editing has emerged as a productivity-enhancing practice in the language service industry, where human editors correct the output of machine translation systems. this research paper aims to assess students' self-efficacy in translation learning, specifically in the context of MTPE, and explore the factor structure, psychometric properties, and internal associations of their self-efficacy.
Date: November 1, 2023
Creator: Li, Qing & Huang, Tai-yi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Predicting incident cardiovascular disease among African-American adults: A deep learning approach to evaluate social determinants of health in the Jackson heart study

Description: Article describes how the authors' study sought to leverage machine learning approaches to determine whether social determinants of health improve prediction of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD). Participants in the Jackson Heart study with no history of CVD at baseline were followed over a 10-year period to determine first CVD events.
Date: November 10, 2023
Creator: Morris, Matthew C.; Moradi, Hamidreza; Aslani, Maryam; Sims, Mario; Schlundt, David; Kouros, Chrystyna D. et al.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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CoRSAL 7th Annual Planning Meeting

Description: Video recording of the keynote address on ongoing language community documentation at the Centre for Cultural-Linguistic Diversity (Eastern Himalaya). Presented at the Computational Resource for South Asian Languages' (CoRSAL) 7th Annual Planning Meeting.
Date: October 26, 2023
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Post, Mark W. & Modi, Yankee
Partner: UNT College of Information
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[Introduction to the Liangmai Language Resource]

Description: Video recording of Kailadbou Daimai introducing the Liangmai Language Resource and noting local Liangmai cultural and language preservation efforts. Presented at the Computational Resource for South Asian Languages' (CoRSAL) 7th Annual Planning Meeting.
Date: October 26, 2023
Duration: 3 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Dimasa Language Resource in CoRSAL

Description: Video recording of Monali Longmailai introducing the Dimasa Language Resource and describing future work related to flood narratives included in the collection. Presented at the Computational Resource for South Asian Languages' (CoRSAL) 7th Annual Planning Meeting.
Date: October 26, 2023
Duration: 4 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Longmailai, Monali
Partner: UNT College of Information
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The James A. Matisoff Collection and The Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus

Description: Video recording of John B. Lowe introducing the James A. Matisoff Collection and discussing The Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT). Presented at the Computational Resource for South Asian Languages' (CoRSAL) 7th Annual Planning Meeting.
Date: October 26, 2023
Duration: 7 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Lowe, John B.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Introducing Collections at CoRSAL: Past, Present & Future

Description: Video recording of Maaz Shaikh introducing the Azamgarhi, Bhojpuri, and Zangskari Language Resource collections and discussing future archiving plans. Presented at the Computational Resource for South Asian Languages' (CoRSAL) 7th Annual Planning Meeting.
Date: October 26, 2023
Duration: 4 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Akha Archive

Description: Video recording of Søren Borch introducing the Akha Language Resource and noting considerations for accessibility and re-use of Akha language materials by various audiences. Presented at the Computational Resource for South Asian Languages' (CoRSAL) 7th Annual Planning Meeting.
Date: October 26, 2023
Duration: 5 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Borch, Søren
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of Mamo Zomsa prediction

Description: Mr. Tshering describes the practice Mamo Zomsa (gathering all ghosts) which uses astrology and a rosary to determine the cause of a sickness. The rosary indicates the astrological predictions with different numbers: 3 for sickness caused by the union of Mamo and his family, or 5 for those caused by the Mamo family and servants. Time-aligned translation into English.
Date: 2022-07/2023-06
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of Mamo Zomsa prediction

Description: Mr. Tshering describes the practice Mamo Zomsa (gathering all ghosts) which uses astrology and a rosary to determine the cause of a sickness. The rosary indicates the astrological predictions with different numbers: 3 for sickness caused by the union of Mamo and his family, or 5 for those caused by the Mamo family and servants. Time-aligned translation into English.
Date: 2022-07/2023-06
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of fever and body ache causes and remedies

Description: Mr. Tshering describes how he performs divination using the rosary to locate where a person has lost their soul, and who has taken the soul. The count of every rosary indicates different directions, people, things, and events that may cause heavy fever and body ache. Mr. Tshering is originally from Rolam village, and stayed in Thragom village after his second marriage. Time-aligned translation into English.
Date: 2022-07/2023-06
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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